A.M. report: Weapons arrest, fire calls

Drugs, weapons arrest: A Monsey man is facing a host of felony and misdemeanor charges after police found him in possession of drugs and a loaded handgun, authorities said. Sholomo S. Ettlinger, 36, was arrested March 21 after officers, acting on numerous complaints of drug use and sales from the public, executed a search warrant on a Blauvelt Road home in the hamlet, police said. Found in the home was 1 pound of marijuana, 370 grams of hash oil, a .357-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver with ammunition, and more than $2,000 cash, police said. Ettlinger was taken into police custody and charged with felony counts of second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He also was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, and other violations. Ettlinger was arraigned in Ramapo Town Court, where bail was set at $1,000. He is to return to court at 9 a.m. May 28.

SUFFERN

Arrest for hang up calls to police: Gary Wanvig, 56, of 12 Maplewood Boulevard, Suffern, has been charged with 55 counts of aggravated harassment, accused of calling the police department and hanging up, police said Thursday. The hangup calls were made between Feb. 23 and Wednesday, when police arrested Wanvig. Police Chief Clarke Osborn said calls were from blocked and restricted numbers and that detectives had to work with Verizon security to obtain the phone line from which the calls were originating. Osborn said he doesn't know why the calls were made. "These hang ups were interfering with emergency calls and were diverting dispatcher and officer resources from legitimate police calls that came into our station," Osborn said. Wanvig was released without bail. He is to appear in Suffern Village Court on Tuesday.